our eagle eye producer in the house saw sheila jackson lee of texas and samford bishop of georgia in there at 10:00 this morning trying to save the prime seats right there on the aisle. >> john berman, we will be looking for you tonight amidst all of this a-team coverage. john berman, my favorite, thank you, sir. >>> every member of congress can bring a guest to the state of the union. every single one. and as we mentioned, ted nugent will be the guest tonight of texas republican steve stockman. nugent, of course, the outspoken proponent of gun rights. and as it turns out, a lot of other guests have connections to the gun debate. you have former congresswoman gabby giffords. she will be in attendance. she suffered that bullet wound to the head in 2011. her husband, mark kelly, will be there as well. as will the parents of hadiya pendleton. hadiya, shot dead in chicago, one week after performing at the president's inauguration in which she took part. tony bennett will be there as well at the invitation of house speaker nancy pelosi. bennett is an outspoken supporter of gun control. >>